Hartlepool

Hartlepool's population grew in the decade to 2011. Data from the census also show there were changes in marriage, housing tenure and health.

The population passed 92,000

In the decade to 2011, the population of Hartlepool increased by 3.9%, from about 88,600 to 92,000.

The addition of just over 3,400 people means this area's population increased at a slower rate than the total population of England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Hartlepool was home to, on average, 7 people per football pitch-sized piece of land.

Population density was higher than the average across the North East

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across the North East, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older Hartlepool

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of Hartlepool increased by two years, from 38 to 40 years.

This industrial area had a slightly lower average age than the North East and remained slightly older than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The rise in age was because of an increase of almost 2,200 people between the ages of 20 and 29 years, while the population between 30 and 39 years decreased by just under 3,000.

About 13% of people in Hartlepool are aged between 20 and 29 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, North East and Hartlepool by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

Change in unpaid care

The percentage of Hartlepool residents that provided between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care remained close to 1.7% in the decade to 2011.

The percentage who reported providing at least 50 hours of unpaid care each week remained close to 3.0%.

The proportion of people providing between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care fell at the third fastest rate of all local authority districts across England. The improvement brought health in Hartlepool close to the regional average 1.6% in the North East described their health as good in 2011).

The proportion of people providing between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care in Hartlepool remained close to 1.7%

Percentage of usual residents in England, North East and Hartlepool by care, March 2001 and March 2011

Fewer married people

Hartlepool saw the North East's largest fall in the proportion of married people.

In 2011, just over 4 in 10 (45%) people aged 16 and over in Hartlepool said they were married, compared with 51% in 2001. The percentage that said they were single increased from 28% to 34%.

Across the region, Newcastle upon Tyne saw the next largest decrease in the proportion of married people (from 42% in 2001 to 36% in 2011).

Every local authority area across the North East saw a fall in the proportion of married people, as the regional average fell from 51% to 46%.

The proportion of married people was lower than across the North East

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 and over that said they were married across local authority areas in the North East and the average across England, March 2011

Rise in rate of unemployment

The percentage of Hartlepool residents that were unemployed increased from 5.5% to 7.8% in the decade to 2011.

In 2011, just under one in two (49%) people aged 16 to 74 said they were employed, compared with 48% in 2001. While the percentage of Hartlepool residents that were self-employed increased from 4.3% to 5.7%.

The proportion of unemployed people increased faster here than in any other local authority district across the North East. As a result, this area had the region’s highest proportion of unemployed people.

The rate of unemployment in Hartlepool increased by 2.3 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 in Hartlepool, the North East and England that said they were unemployed, March 2001 and March 2011

Fewer people worked long hours

Long hour working fell in Hartlepool, but at a slower rate than all other local authority areas in the North East, except South Tyneside.

Every local authority area across the North East saw a fall in the proportion of people working long hours, as the regional average fell from 11% to 8.4%.

Across the North East, the proportion of people working long hours fell from 11% to 8.4% between the last two censuses, while the proportion in Stockton-on-Tees (the local authority area that shares the largest boundary with Hartlepool) fell from 11% to 8.7%.

Long hour working in Hartlepool decreased by 1.9 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) in Hartlepool, the North East and England that said they had worked over 49 hours the week before completing the census, March 2001 and March 2011

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